Circle Internet Group (CRCL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeremy Allaire, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $16.3M in 2025, up 33% from $12.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 54:1, on median employee pay of $298,892.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$16.3M+33% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
54:1median $298,892
CEO pay in equity
55%$9M in awards
Total Revenue
$2.7BUp 64% year-over-year
USDC Circulation
$75.3BUp 72% year-over-year
CEO Total Compensation
$16.3MFor fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
54:1Against median employee

How Allaire was paid

$16.3M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Bonus3%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive11%All other compensation25%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeremy AllaireChairman and Chief Executive Officer$16,260,836
Jeremy Fox-GeenChief Financial Officer$7,769,983
Kash RazzaghiChief Commercial Officer$20,796,220
Heath TarbertPresident$9,361,366
Nikhil ChandhokChief Product and Technology Officer$7,878,397

What changed and why

  • Circle completed a successful initial public offering in June 2025 and a follow-on offering in August 2025.
  • $2.7BTotal revenue and reserve income increased 64% year-over-year to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025.
  • $16.3MCEO total compensation increased to $16,260,836 in fiscal 2025 from $12,245,017 in fiscal 2024.
  • $500KThe CEO received a one-time IPO award of $500,000 paid quarterly over two years.
  • $75.3BUSDC circulation reached $75.3 billion, representing a 72% increase year-over-year.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.